Coronavirus: Northern Ireland retail shops to get go-ahead to reopen soon

An almost deserted Royal Avenue in Belfast, as Covid takes its toll on the retail sector

Ciaran Barnes

NON-ESSENTIAL retail stores are likely to be given the okay to re-open within the next week as Northern Ireland moves further out of lockdown.

However, there could still be a delay on relatives who do not live together meeting indoors amid concerns the coronavirus reproduction rate remains too high.